Person Details

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Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Barnes, London, England, UK

Homepage: http://www.petermayhew.com/

Movie Involvements: 19

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

Biography

Peter Mayhew (19 May 1944-30 April 2019) was a British-American actor, best known for playing Chewbacca in the Star Wars films. Mayhew was born on 19 May 1944 in Barnes, Surrey, where he was also raised. His height was a product not of gigantism — "I don't have the big head" — but of an overactive pituitary gland secondary to a genetic disease called Marfan Syndrome. The overactive pituitary gland was treated successfully in his mid-teens. His peak height was 7 feet 3 inches (2.21 m)

Most Famous Work

Star Wars: The Last Jedi
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7

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

(2017) Chewbacca (consultant)
Star Wars
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8

Star Wars

(1977) Chewbacca
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
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7

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

(2015) Chewbacca
Return of the Jedi
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8

Return of the Jedi

(1983) Chewbacca
The Empire Strikes Back
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8

The Empire Strikes Back

(1980) Chewbacca
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
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7
The Star Wars Holiday Special
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3
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
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8

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 Self (archive footage)
2017 Chewbacca (consultant)
2016 Self
2015 Chewbacca
2012 Self
2010 Himself
2009 Dead Man
Self (uncredited)
2005 Chewbacca
2004 Self
Self
Self
Chewbacca (archive footage)
Self
2002 Peter Mayhew
Special Guest Star / Chewbacca
Self
1983 Himself
Chewbacca
1982 Various
Chewbacca
1981 N/A
1980 Chewbacca
N/A
Chewbacca
1978 Chewbacca
The Mechanic
N/A
1977 Himself (uncredited)
Minoton
Chewbacca
1976 Chewbacca
Year Character Movie/Tv

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